The Consortium has a small range of projects focusing on developing market access and optimising the supply chain. However the Consortium is not working from an agreed strategy document that guides its market/supply chain investment. The Consortium's Market Working Group recommended on 12/6/08,...

Increasing the production efficiency of farming is considered essential for maintaining competitiveness of the Australian P. monodon industry in both national and international markets, and for ensuring the sustainability of the local farming industry. Progressing from the farming of wild progeny...

The establishment of centralised, well designed selective breeding programs has proven a key to the successful development and ongoing viability of major aquaculture industries worldwide. Major world aquaculture finfish species, (eg. Atlantic salmon, rainbow trout, Mediteranean sea bass, carp,...

Since the development of oyster hatchery production in Tasmania in the late 1970s, bacterial infections caused by Vibrio species have plagued the oyster industry and compromised reliability of supply. Over a period of 30 years, bacterial oyster spat infections have been blamed on various causes...

The Australian oyster industry is a notable industry, in 2006/2007 the industry was valued at approximately 83 million dollars. In some areas, such as South Australia, production has increased significantly due to the increased hatchery production of juvenile oysters. Many growers are now looking...